history of jeeps By nathan.grve Jul 17, 1940 American Bantam Car Company and Willys-Overland begin developing the jeep. Period: Jul 17, 1940 to Mar 15, 2012 history of the Jeep Jan 1, 1945 The first civillian jeep the CJ series began in 1945 Sep 2, 1945 640,000 jeeps produced by 2 September 1945 the end of world war 2 Mar 16, 1947 jeep produces its first truck Mar 16, 1959 the new MUTT jeep created to replace the ww2 era willy's jeeps some of these jeeps were still in service by 1999 Mar 16, 1976 DJ-5E Electruck jeeps first electric vehicle Mar 16, 1979 Silver Anniversary CJ-5 Limited Edition is created Mar 16, 2006 jeep grand cherokee srt8 is created bringing jeeps to a new level of luxery Mar 16, 2011 jeep wrangler black ops edition created Mar 16, 2012 jeep wrangler modern warfare 3 edition created
